The Club

West Ham United Football Club

Originating back in 1895 as the Thames Ironworks FC, West ham have a huge history in the game, covered in silverware. Having won the European Cup winners’ cup in 1964, West ham went on to win the Fa cup 3 times, (1964, 1975 & 1980) and the Intertoto cup (1999)

The Hammers went on to make further history, playing in the last FA cup final to be held at the millennium Stadium. Widely considered as one of the best FA cup finals in the history of the game, West ham almost went on to beat the favourite, and the Champions league champions of the time, Liverpool to lift FA trophy. With the hammers, only being thwarted by an injury time equaliser.

Nickname(s): The Hammers, The Irons, The Academy of Football

Founded: 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC

Ground: Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) (Capacity: 35,303)

Current Manager: Sam Allardyce

West Ham United Football Club is an association football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London.

The club have played home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904.

The club was founded in 1895 as the Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United Football Club. They initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the full Football League in 1919 and subsequently enjoyed promotion to the top flight for the 1923 season.

West Ham’s’ top goal scorer of all time is Vic Watson who scored 326 goals from 1920 to 1935